Washington Post-ABC News Poll

This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone January 10, 2007, among a random national sample of 502 adults. The results have a 4.5-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, PA. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Iraq? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin. 1/10/07 34 21 13 64 14 50 2 12/11/06 28 12 16 70 13 57 2 10/8/06 35 21 14 64 10 54 1 9/7/06 41 25 16 57 10 47 2 8/6/06 36 21 15 62 10 52 2 6/25/06 37 21 17 62 11 52 * 5/15/06 32 19 13 66 13 53 1 4/9/06 37 21 16 62 11 51 1 3/5/06 40 23 17 59 12 47 * 1/26/06 39 24 15 60 10 50 1 12/18/05 46 31 15 53 10 43 1 11/2/05 36 20 15 64 13 51 1 9/11/05 38 NA NA 62 NA NA 1 8/28/05 42 28 14 57 11 46 1 6/26/05 43 25 18 56 12 44 1 6/5/05 41 NA NA 58 NA NA 1 4/24/05 42 56 2 3/13/05 39 57 4 1/16/05 40 58 2 12/19/04 42 57 1 9/26/04 RV 47 50 3 8/29/04 RV 47 51 2 7/25/04 45 53 2 6/20/04 44 55 2 5/23/04 40 58 2 4/18/04 45 54 1 3/7/04 46 53 1 2/11/04 47 52 1 1/18/04 55 42 2 12/21/03 60 39 2 12/14/03 58 38 4 11/16/03 48 48 4 10/29/03 47 51 2 10/13/03 51 47 2 9/29/03 50 47 3 9/13/03 52 46 2 9/7/03 49 47 4 8/24/03 56 37 7 8/11/03 56 41 3 7/10/03 58 41 2 6/22/03 67 30 2 4/30/03 75 " " 22 " " 2 3/27/03* 69 26 5 3/23/03 71 26 3 3/20/03 65 29 5 3/17/03 64 29 7 3/9/03 55 38 8 2/23/03 55 39 6 2/9/03 61 37 2 2/5/03 61 32 7 2/1/03 61 35 3 1/28/03 58 38 4 1/27/03 57 40 3 1/20/03 50 46 4 12/15/02 58 37 5 11/4/02 LV 56 40 4 11/3/02 LV 57 40 4 11/2/02 LV 56 41 3 10/27/02 57 38 5 9/26/02 58 39 3 9/14/02 65 31 4 8/29/02 52 " " 36 " " 12 *3/27/03 and previous: "The situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein" 2. All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? ----- Worth fighting ---- --- Not worth fighting -- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly op. 1/10/07 40 28 12 58 11 47 2 12/11/06 36 25 11 61 12 50 2 11/4/06 RV 44 33 12 53 10 44 2 10/22/06 40 28 12 57 11 47 2 10/8/06 35 25 10 63 13 50 2 9/7/06 42 29 13 56 11 45 2 8/6/06 39 29 10 59 12 47 1 6/25/06 40 25 15 58 13 45 2 5/15/06 37 24 14 62 12 50 1 4/9/06 41 30 11 58 10 48 1 3/5/06 42 29 14 57 11 46 1 1/26/06 44 32 12 55 13 42 1 1/8/06 43 30 13 55 12 43 2 12/18/05 46 33 14 52 11 42 1 11/2/05 39 25 13 60 12 48 1 8/28/05 46 33 12 53 9 44 1 6/26/05 46 33 13 53 10 43 1 6/5/05 41 29 12 58 12 46 1 4/24/05 44 31 13 54 12 42 2 3/13/05 45 34 11 53 11 42 2 1/16/05 44 32 12 55 10 45 1 12/19/04 42 31 11 56 10 47 2 10/3/04 LV 49 34 15 48 11 37 3 9/26/04 RV 46 35 12 51 8 42 3 9/8/04 RV 51 38 13 45 10 34 4 8/29/04 RV 48 34 14 50 11 39 2 7/25/04 49 36 13 48 11 37 3 6/20/04 47 32 14 52 13 39 2 5/23/04 48 35 13 50 13 37 1 5/6/04 49 NA NA 47 NA NA 5 4/18/04 51 47 2 3/7/04 52 44 3 2/11/04 48 50 2 1/18/04 56 41 3 12/21/03 59 39 2 12/14/03 53 42 5 11/16/03 52 44 4 10/29/03 54 44 2 10/13/03 54 44 2 9/13/03 61 37 2 9/7/03 54 42 4 8/24/03 57 37 5 8/11/03 61 35 4 7/10/03 57 40 3 6/22/03 64 33 3 4/30/03 70 " " 27 " " 4 2/2/92* 66 NA NA 32 NA NA 2 7/28/91 67 30 3 6/2/91 70 26 3 3/4/91 86 " " 13 " " 1 *2/2/92 and previous: "the Persian Gulf war"; 3/4/91: "this war" 3. Who do you trust to do a better job handling the situation in Iraq, (Bush) or (the Democrats in Congress)? Both Neither No Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin. 1/10/07 36 47 1 12 4 12/11/06 32 56 1 7 3 1/18/04 56 36 1 4 3 4/30/03 72 20 2 3 3 4. Did you happen to watch or listen to any of Bush's speech on Iraq tonight, or not? Yes No No opinion 1/10/07 42 58 0 3/17/03 72 28 * 5. Do you support or oppose Bush's proposal to send approximately 22,000 additional U.S. military forces to Iraq? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? ---------Support--------- ----------Oppose--------- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin. 1/10/07 36 25 11 61 9 52 2 6. Do you think increasing the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq will (end the war more quickly), (make the war last longer), or not make much difference in the length of the war? End war Make war Not make much No more quickly last longer difference opin. 1/10/07 29 19 48 4 7. Do you think the Democrats in Congress should or should not try to block Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq? Should Should not No opin. 1/10/07 53 44 3 8. Bush also proposed setting goals for the Iraqi government to meet to try to stabilize the country politically and economically. Do you think the United States should or should not reduce its military and financial support for Iraq if the Iraqi government fails to meet these goals? Should Should not No opin. 1/10/07 71 25 5 9. How confident are you in the ability of the Iraqi government to meet its commitments in the effort to restore civil order in Iraq - very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident, or not confident at all? ------Confident------ ------Not confident------ No NET Very Somewhat NET Not so Not at all opin. 1/10/07 41 4 37 57 30 26 3 10. All told, do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Iraq? Neither/ No Winning Losing tie (vol.) opinion 1/10/07 29 57 12 2 12/11/06 34 52 9 4 12/18/05 56 34 8 2 8/28/05 51 38 8 3 11. Do you think (the United States must win the war in Iraq in order for the broader war on terrorism to be a success), or do you think (the war on terrorism can be a success without the United States winning the war in Iraq?) US must win war Can be a success without No in Iraq for success US winning war in Iraq opin. 1/10/07 45 47 8 12. Do you think Bush's plan makes the United States more likely to (win) the war in Iraq, more likely to (lose) the war in Iraq, or won't it make much difference in the outcome? Won't make No Win Lose much difference opin. 1/10/07 36 10 53 2 13. Do you think the United States is heading for the same kind of involvement in Iraq as it had in the Vietnam war, or do you think the United States will avoid that kind of involvement this time? --------Same/Already in------- Same as Already in Will avoid No NET Vietnam it (vol.) that opin. 1/10/07 44 38 5 50 6 10/22/06 RV 45 40 5 50 4 All 45 40 5 50 5 6/5/05 45 42 3 52 3 Compare to: Afghanistan 3/10/02 18 18 NA 77 5 Compare to: Serbia 4/26/99 31 31 NA 65 4 Compare to: Bosnia 11/29/95 33 33 NA 61 6 Compare to: Persian Gulf 4/3/91* 8 8 NA 89 3 1/20/91* 11 11 NA 86 3 12/5/90 32 32 NA 66 3 11/15/90 26 26 NA 69 5 9/9/90 18 18 NA 78 4 8/20/90 22 22 NA 74 4 *Wording change: "Persian Gulf" in place of "Middle East" ***END***